Dusk video game soundtrack12/26/2023 Most of Atelier Ayesha’s battle themes - and there are quite a few of them - take their titles from the names 16th century alchemist Paracelsus came up with for elemental beings. That said, the use of pan pipes is quite common in a number of other Gust soundtracks - they’re heard quite often in the Ar Tonelico games, for example - so perhaps it’s just a case of someone on Gust’s sound team who particularly likes them! Certain characters are dressed in distinct styles of clothing that resemble traditional garb of the region, and tracks like this in the soundtrack most certainly provide a distinct, recognisable, regional feel through the use of instruments like the pan pipes. There’s a touch of Latin America about a fair bit of Atelier Ayesha’s presentation. Having a distinctly nostalgic-feeling main theme to the whole game feels very much in keeping with the vibe the whole game is going for. As you’ll recall, most of Atelier Ayesha’s visuals, both 2D and 3D, feature the deliberate addition of noise, grain and desaturated colours to make them look a bit like old photographs or faded memories. The rather “1960s” feel to the overall mix also fits nicely with the game’s deliberately “aged” look and feel. This fits in nicely with Ayesha’s personality and the overall concept of the game it’s not about saving the world, it’s about completing a personal quest. Rather than the distinctly “anime-style” themes from previous games, here we have an understated, retro-style acoustic theme with some pleasing close harmonies and a rather gentle feel. There’s an immediate contrast from what has come for with the opening theme to Atelier Ayesha, known as Hanashirube (literally, “flower mark”). Series mainstay Ken Nakagawa, meanwhile, stepped aside from Atelier compositions from hereon, though he returned for contributions to both Atelier Luluaand Nelke and the Legendary Alchemists’ soundtracks. This time around, the music is the work of Gust regulars Daisuke Achiwa and Kazuki Yanagawa as well as Yu Shimoda the latter worked with Inti Creates on retro revival titles Mega Man 9 and 10, and joined Taito’s ZUNTATA sound team in 2017. It’s that time once again: time to celebrate the sterling work of Gust’s sound team, and the distinctive soundscape they have created over the years from the Atelier series.Īs you might expect with the change in artist, overall aesthetic and tone, the sound of the Dusk series is a little different from the Arland trilogy before it - but it’s still recognisably “ Atelier”. This post is one chapter of a MegaFeature!
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